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Saving at Town Scale is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on why people save, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.10.K-2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Saving at Town Scale

D2.Eco.10.K-2

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1.The roof costs 800 and the fund holds 300. What must the town do?
  • A.Mend half the roof
  • B.Give up the library
  • C.Save until the fund reaches 800
2.The school needs coal every winter. Should the town save for it?
  • A.No, coal is cheap
  • B.Yes, a store put by means no cold rooms when delivery fails
  • C.No, winter is short
3.What is the cost of saving for the roof?
  • A.The roof
  • B.Everything else the fund could have paid for meanwhile
  • C.Nothing
4.Saving means...
  • A.Spending faster
  • B.Keeping money now so it can be spent later
  • C.Never spending
5.A family saves for a hard winter. What are they protecting against?
  • A.A time when wages stop or prices rise
  • B.Rain
  • C.Market day
6.The town saves 100 a year. How long for an 800 roof?
  • A.Eighty years
  • B.Eight months
  • C.Eight years
7.Why does a town keep a fund at all?
  • A.To look wealthy
  • B.Because banks require it
  • C.So it can pay for things that cost more than one year's income
8.Why might a town borrow instead of saving?
  • A.Because saving is banned
  • B.So the roof is mended now rather than in eight years
  • C.To avoid voting

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Answer key — Saving at Town Scale

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  1. 1.Save until the fund reaches 800
  2. 2.Yes, a store put by means no cold rooms when delivery fails
  3. 3.Everything else the fund could have paid for meanwhile
  4. 4.Keeping money now so it can be spent later
  5. 5.A time when wages stop or prices rise
  6. 6.Eight years
  7. 7.So it can pay for things that cost more than one year's income
  8. 8.So the roof is mended now rather than in eight years

More practice for D2.Eco.10.K-2

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.10.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.